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Dominican Republic's Top 18
Museo Alcázar de Colón (
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Take a walk through history in the oldest city in the New World. With its cobblestone
streets and beautifully restored mansions, churches and forts, many converted into evocat-
ive museums, it's easy to imagine Santo Domingo's landmark quarter (
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as the
seat of Spain's 16th-century empire. But the past and present coexist rather gracefully here;
follow in the footsteps of pirates and conquistadors one moment, the next pop into a shop
selling CDs from the latest Dominican merengue star.
